The popular Chinese proverb goes. . “If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people”. This sums up the entire philosophy of life and times of Dr.K.C.G.Verghese, a visionary, who built the entire edifice of Hindustan Group of Institutions. His profound qualities namely enthusiasm, perseverance, vision and live networking created a springboard for many aspirants to mould their careers

National Institute of Management Studies (NIMS) affilated to the University of Madras is the latest memberof the Hindustan Group of Institutions. It was established in 2004 approved bythe All India Council for Technical Education and the Government of Tamil Nadu.The mission of NIMS is to become a center of excellence in management educationand research. NIMS is confident of playing a vital role in realising Dr.AbdulKalam's vision of transforming India into a superpower by 2020. NIMS is locatedon the IT corridor 10 kms from the Chennai city in KCG Nagar, Karapakkam on theOld Mahabalipuram Road. It is on a beautifully landscaped lush green stretch ofland, very calm and pollution free, very conducive for study.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) 2 year full timeprogramme.

Programme: The Fulltime course is for 2 years divided into 4 semesters of 6 months each. Specifications:Marketing, Finance, System, Human Resource, Retail Management. Eligibility:Any Bachelor's Degree recognized by the University of Madras with at least 50%aggregate marks Focus: Character, Knowledge and Skill to build afamily of managers for India's Development. Faculty: All theFaculty members are well experienced both in industry and teaching. NIMSFaith: The future managers are our students. Pedagogy: Ajudicious combination of Case Study Method, Lecture, Group Discussion, FieldAssignments, Industrial Visits, Management Games, Role play, Seminars,Experience sharing by industry experts, Internet based mini projects, hands ontraining on business application softwares. Value Addition: NIMSprovides ample oppurtunity for self development of its 'officers-in-training'through managing events besides learning meditation, stress management, handson training in Business Application Softwares, Soft-Skills, CorporateEtiquettes, etc., Library: A fully automated NIMS library isbeing richly stocked with books, magazines, and journals to make it animportant research library in Chennai. Infrastructure: Abeautiful building with adequate number of fully equipped well furnished roomsand halls for lecture, group discussion, seminar, conference, facultymeditation,rest, etc., Facilities: A separate indoor stadium witha gymnasium, a cafeteria, a campus store, separate modern hostels for gentlemenand ladies, and transport.